Heniochus
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| Heniochus | |
|---|---|
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| Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Heniochus is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish)
- Heniochus chrysostomus G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish)
- Heniochus diphreutes D. S. Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol)
- Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
- Heniochus monoceros G. Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish)
- Heniochus pleurotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (Phantom bannerfish)
- Heniochus singularis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish)
- Heniochus varius (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish)
Pictorial identification
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References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Heniochus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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